El view near Belmont
If you think your problems with the CTA are bad, just imagine what it would be like if you lived next to the el, where strange men (AKA construction w [...]
We like to watch: Art Deco grandeur for just under $10 million
What makes a three-bedroom 4.5-bath house worth nearly $10 million, with a tax bill soaring past $50,000? At 1524 N Astor St, the answer doubtless ha [...]
Changes along south lakefront help oust Tillman from 3rd Ward
A demographic shift in the 3rd Ward is partially responsible for Pat Dowell unseating incumbent Ald. Dorothy Tillman in yesterday's runoff, accordin [...]
Church of the day: United House of Prayer for All People
United House of Prayer for All People, 4359 S State St [...]
Eco18 has Chicago's South Loop neighborhood seeing green
The site of the planned Eco18 development (pictured) doesn't look too green just yet, but that's about to change. The two towers slated at 1818 S W [...]
Open house review: Irving Place condos
As a single white-collar(ish) male sliding into 40, I'm a likely buyer for Irving Place, a new condo development at 3300 W Irving Park Rd marketed b [...]
Quote of the day: unions pushed struggling aldermen over the edge
"The difference in this election is that unions were there with huge amounts of money to exploit very vulnerable incumbents. The aldermen who weren't [...]
Ripped from the headlines: Lincoln Park 2520 condos sell like hotcakes
Sales brisk for planned Lincoln Park condos Trib
Daley-backed Aldermen fall Trib
Hyde Park crime hits 30-year low Hyde Park Herald
Osterman bill [...]
Bucktown's PAC Lofts tells curious tale
Loft conversions often have quirky histories, but the backstory on PAC Lofts, 1735 N Paulina Ave, has to be one of the coolest we've heard about. Th [...]
A home in Chicago’s Prairie District
Kim McNeece of Koenig & Strey walks us through a townhome in Chicago's historic Prairie District, an area that's seen an explosive growth in recent y [...]
A neighborhood story from Chicago’s Prairie District
Will the Black Orchid trump Cafe Society? And how do the Vietnam Vets and Mayor Daley figure in?
Tina Feldstein of the Prairie District Neighborho [...]
Chicago’s Prairie District, commercial development
Exciting new retail and commercial development may be just around the corner, says Tina Feldstein, president of the Prairie District Neighborhood All [...]
Chicago’s Prairie District – history and prospects
The Prairie District has a storied past and, if the Olympics come to pass, a central location for the 2016 games.
Tina Feldstein, president of the [...]
Lakeside Lofts, Prairie District, Chicago
Developer Robbie Frankel takes YoChicago on a tour of several units, and talks about what makes his project stand out in a crowded marketplace. [...]
New lofts in Chicago's Lake View neighborhood
Those of you curious about the steel girders rising at 3245 N Ashland Ave can get the word on the project from our Lake View Journal contributor Andy [...]
Coffee and celibacy in Chicago's East Village neighborhood
Neighborhood coffee shops have been something of a hot topic on the Yo in recent weeks. Our East Village Journal contributor Jamie Murnane notes a new [...]
On tap in Chicago's Wrigleyville neighborhood
Our Lake View Journal contributor Andy Anderson toured the streets of Wrigleyville in search of condo projects within stumbling distance of the ballpa [...]
We like to watch: an affordable frame in Chicago's Austin neighborhood
If you're looking for vintage affordability, you might be interested in this four-bedroom 1.1-bath single-family home at 746 N Central Ave in Chica [...]
Quote of the day: a city of tribes
"We are still a segregated city. We are still a city of tribes or, put more gently, a city of neighborhoods."
- Chicago artist Tony Fitzpatrick, in a [...]
Beacon Hill Condos opens in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood
Stuck to my car windshield this morning: a xeroxed flyer encouraging me to "LIVE IT UP" at Beacon Hill Condominiums, 4716 - 4724 N Beacon Ave. That se [...]